“One of the main purposes of having gardens is that this garden is your teacher and your friend.” — Juliette de Baïracli Levy, “Juliette of the Herbs”

We’ve long been enamored of the culinary uses of herbs, and a recent illness has us more closely considering their healing powers as well. A little research led us to this film on Juliette de Baïracli Levy, an English herbalist who gathered her vast knowledge of the subject from peasant cultures around the world, with a special interest in Gypsy lore. Here in Maine, we’ve a direct link to this remarkable woman and her teachings through the equally inspiring Deb Soule of Avena Botanicals, who learned from Juliette firsthand.